My Momma

Yo, I wanna take this time out to dedicate this song To one of the most beautiful ladies in the world Could never imagine Yeah, Ole Mae, that's my momma, y'know To one of the most beautifulest ladies in the world I love ya, momma, keep it strong for ya My momma used to tell me quit smoking weed My momma gave me everything that I need My momma said, "Keep faith in God" My momma, momma, momma, momma, momma My momma used to tell me quit smoking weed My momma gave me everything that I need My momma said, "Keep faith in God" My momma, momma, momma, momma, momma From the beginning, soon as my feet touched the earth For what it's worth, she loved the boy from birth Kept me fed, combed my head And tapped that tail when I didn't do what she said Through the years comin' up, momma always provided And when the times got rough, momma always tried to hide it Divide it among us but pardon the youngsters Told us never to lie, smoke dope and cuss She stood tall and proud like a supermodel on a catwalk And momma didn't take no back talk She's the main reason why I roll today That's why I dedicate this to Ole Mae, that's my momma My momma used to tell me quit smoking weed My momma gave me everything that I need My momma said, "Keep faith in God" My momma, momma, momma, momma, momma My momma used to tell me quit smoking weed My momma gave me everything that I need My momma said, "Keep faith in God" My momma, momma, momma, momma, momma As a young teenager I started to clown My momma did all she could to try to slow me down Tired of her son bein' brought home by the cops Sent to go stay with my pops He taught me to be my own man and when I disrespected He put me out on the streets to find my own land Now I'm servin' on the urban street corner Smokin' bud, sippin' Coronas in Long Beach, California But I promised my momma, I would make it to the top And use this rap to put her in the drop She's the main reason why I roll today That's why I dedicate this here to my Ole Mae My momma used to tell me quit smoking weed My momma gave me everything that I need My momma said, "Keep faith in God" My momma, momma, momma, momma, momma My momma used to tell me quit smoking weed My momma gave me everything that I need My momma said, "Keep faith in God" My momma, momma, momma, momma, momma As I grew up, blew up in the G-Funk Era I see my momma every time I take a look in the mirror I'm thankful, she gotta chance to see me shine My momma's in my heart and my soul and mind Controllin' mine, so I can stand strong For ya grandkids to let 'em know that ya spirit lives on I really miss you but I know ya looking over Lead me on the right track, the angel on my shoulder My momma used to tell me quit smoking weed My momma gave me everything that I need My momma said, "Keep faith in God" My momma, momma, momma, momma, momma My momma used to tell me quit smoking weed My momma gave me everything that I need My momma said, "Keep faith in God" My momma, momma, momma, momma, momma So I want y'all to treasure ya mom Ya know, so if y'all got a bad relationship Or y'all on bad terms, patch it up Ain't nothing wrong with that That's a precious jewel Remember that, we all gotta go through it So stay strong, down dis, dis road, ya know But I cant forget about all the people Out there that I love and got my back So I'm gonna go ahead and I'm gonna shoot a shout out My daddy, my sistas, my brothers, my girl, my kids My cousins, my aunties, my uncles, my grand momma My granddaddy, all my homeboys, all my home girls And everybody out there that got love, know what I'm saying? We gotta keep it like that, we gotta keep it groovin'